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Wharton Plantation

Burnt Meadow Pond–Burnt Meadow Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Burnt Meadow Pond–Burnt Meadow Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Burnt Meadow Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 315 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dan Parker Road 42.62774, -71.52365
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Burnt Meadow Pond–Burnt Meadow Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 238–316 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: Dan Parker Road · 42.62774, -71.52365

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dan Parker Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Secret Squirrel, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sledgehammer (■), heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Burnt Meadow Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miPass Burnt Meadow Pond.
  7. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach Burnt Meadow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sledgehammer (■), heading S.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left onto Dan Parker Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/burnt-meadow-pond-burnt-meadow-pond-out-back-8-km-74fb

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark.

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